Thereās something lurking in the brushā¦
Hello! Welcome to my second Clangen blog! Iām trying something a bit different here, so sorry if it seems at all weird!!!
This story mainly follows Riverbreak, a Thrushclan she who, alongside 4 others, founded The Valley Optimists. The Optimistsā mission is to prove safety within the notoriously dangerous grass valley below the clansā mountain home, said to a monstrous cat dubbed āThe Greattoothā. Though, Riverbreakās true hope with the Optimists is to re-find all the unfairly exiled cats from the clans, who had been sent to perish by the Greattoothās jaws. All seems well for the optimists, until a tragedy hits the clans, and the Optimists are framed for it.
Basal lore:
The setting of this storyline takes place in Pleistocene North America. I tried my best to align the period from which animals show up, though let me know if any species end up time/location switching by accident! Domestic cats obviously arenāt supposed to be in this time period, and the clans are, to an extent, aware of this fact.
By word of legends passed down through generations, cats once walked among forests of concrete and safety, and were looked after by a higher being, of whom were named ancients (twolegs). For a long time, cats were content in life, but the Ancientsā numbers quickly outgrew what the world could sustain, and soon, nature began to die.
Desperate for a solution, the ancients constructed a plan, to enter a rift to new (though we know them as old) lands and to colonize, bringing their feline subjects along with them. For some time, life went on, but with this newfound land, the ancients grew greedy, and their new home too began to wither. At the sight of it, the Stars, the creators and protectors of all space and time, grew furious with the ancients. This time was not theirs to destroy, and when the ancients refused to back away, the Stars wiped them from that time of earth.
At the fall of their former superiors, the crestfallen housecats were left to fend for their own. Many split off into clutters and colonies, spreading far, far out from each other in hopes to rebuild. One clutter came to the Highpeaks, and settled down forming a clan on and beneath each of the five along its outer rim: Wishclan on the Easternmost peak, with an expansive lake on their territory - Bloomclan to the west border of Wishclan, with a boggish, forested landscape - Thrushclan in the centre of the five, with tundras and a camp towering above their peakās great cliffs - Wolverineclan to the west of Thrushclan, their territory a mix of Tundra and expansive pine forests - and Lionclan at the Westernmost peak, living and hunting amongst water-carved caves and channels.
Seeing the error and destruction of their former supremesā constant consumption, the clans firmly turned away from their old ways, swearing never to take more than the earth could provide, and never to recieve without giving back to the world that sustained them.
Other important information:
Moons here are going to vary in length and quality from time to time, depending on how important/eventful a moon is. They may also be spaced out into episodes or parts instead of single uploads (example: moon 0)
If youāre referring to me (the author/OP), feel free to use the name Nana or Pam :3
Character asks WILL be a part of how I convey the plot cuz I just like drawing them and it makes my job easier PLEASE ASK THE CHARACTERS STUFF PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE
There will be a lot of gore and stuff, dead cats, the rounds, this may not be the best read if that is a sensitivity!!!
I donāt really have a set end for this. I have conclusions to arcs, but not the story as a whole, so endings may be a bit messy.
This has no set schedule, uploads will honestly only really happen when I have the time for it and motivation
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Enjoy your read!
